And with the arms of a flood—The reference here is to some mighty invasion of some country by Antiochus, which would sweep everything before…

With the arms. —More correctly, and the arms in a flood; that is, the overwhelming forces of invading armies are swept aw…

We may naturally conjecture that the dominions of Antiochus were not immediately at peace, because a portion of his court favored the lawful heir. …

And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from
before him, and shall be broken T…

The angel shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The kings of Egypt and Syria are mentioned; Judea was between their domin…